Raspberry Pi: The First Boot

When the Raspberry Pi was released last year there was a boom of sales. Indeed, this low cost computer is a perfect educational device meant for hobbyist and designed to give an easy way to learn computer programming. Pi requires some extra work and time to use it. It’s hard to compare Pi with Linux desktop and for sure it couldn’t replace it but Pi can be truly called the Linux device of the year.

If you’ve ordered the Raspberry Pi computer, you’ve probably looked some things up and noticed that the credit-card sized computer is quite unconventional. There’s not even a power button! So the first thing you should learn is what you need, and what you need to do in order to boot up your Raspberry Pi.

Following are some instructions you can use to boot up your Pi, including the tools and connects you’ll need to get before your Pi reaches you, so that you can actually boot it up!

Essentials

There are some essential tools you’ll need to order or have ready. The Pi that you ordered is just the motherboard, and nothing else. If you’ve ever seen or used a Mac Mini, it’s quite similar in the sense that everything is purchased separately, except with the Pi that also includes power supplies.

Here’s what you’ll need to boot your Pi:

The monitor. This is the tool that allows you to see what you’re doing. You can use a television if you have the right cords.

The connector from your Pi to your monitor will be an HDMI cable, or something that can work with HDMI.

The power supply you can use for your Pi is a simple micro-USB phone charger that is compatible with wall outlets instead of computers. These are pretty cheap and easy to find.

Your Pi doesn’t have memory, so you will need to get an SD memory card that can work at minimum 8GB. If you’re going to be doing and downloading a lot on your Pi, the more memory the better.

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